Kursk Submarine Docking Postponed To Next Week
The Kursk submarine docking in Roslyakovo near Murmansk was delayed to next week after Dutch engineers requested more calculations to ensure safe entry of the barge, submarine, and pontoons into dry dock. The wreck, raised earlier this week from the Barents Sea, carries 118 crew members who perished.
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Dust storm smothers Mars in record global plume
NASA scientists compare Mars dust storm to a 90 day hurricane off Florida as images from Hubble and Mars Global Surveyor reveal 90 percent surface coverage. The storm, starting June 24 in Hellas Basin, raised the atmosphere temperature to near 0 F, with another storm expected during Mars summer season.
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Massacre in Colombia's Buga area leaves 24 men dead
Right wing paramilitaries pulled unarmed residents from buses and homes in Buga and killed 24 men amid a broader week of violence across Colombia. Authorities report 49 dead, 12 missing, as President Pastrana seeks peace talks while fighting intensifies.
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